Business First Bancshares(DE:828)
€29.00+0.40 (+0.69%)
DE:828
Business First Bancshares financials statements
€29.00
At close:+0.40 (+0.69%)
Business First Bancshares (828) Ratios
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Business First Bancshares Ratios
DE:828's free cash flow for Q3 2026 was $44.97M. For the 2026 fiscal year, DE:828's free cash flow was increased by $1.27M and operating cash flow was $43.69M. See a summary of the company’s cash flow.
| Ratios | Dec 25 | Dec 24 | Dec 23 | Dec 22 | Dec 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liquidity Ratios | |||||
| Current Ratio | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.27 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.15 | 0.06 | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.27 |
| Cash Ratio | 0.06 | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Solvency Ratio | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Short-Term Operating Cash Flow Coverage | 0.33 | 2.71 | 4.89 | 2.03 | 2.95 |
| Net Current Asset Value | $ -6.28B | $ -6.67B | $ -4.80B | $ -4.34B | $ -3.18B |
| Leverage Ratios | |||||
| Debt-to-Assets Ratio | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 0.04 |
| Debt-to-Equity Ratio | 0.61 | 0.60 | 0.99 | 0.96 | 0.43 |
| Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.50 | 0.49 | 0.30 |
| Long-Term Debt-to-Capital Ratio | 0.23 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.48 | 0.28 |
| Financial Leverage Ratio | 9.16 | 9.83 | 10.22 | 10.32 | 10.91 |
| Debt Service Coverage Ratio | 0.21 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.83 | 1.58 |
| Interest Coverage Ratio | 0.59 | 0.44 | 0.66 | 1.88 | 3.90 |
| Debt to Market Cap | 0.71 | 0.72 | 1.03 | 1.12 | 0.32 |
| Interest Debt Per Share | 25.16 | 25.54 | 30.83 | 26.36 | 9.96 |
| Net Debt to EBITDA | 1.18 | 1.86 | 4.29 | 5.55 | 1.73 |
| Profitability Margins | |||||
| Gross Profit Margin | 60.92% | 56.69% | 63.00% | 82.04% | 87.89% |
| EBIT Margin | 22.15% | 18.14% | 23.49% | 25.97% | 31.78% |
| EBITDA Margin | 23.26% | 19.29% | 24.70% | 27.80% | 33.83% |
| Operating Profit Margin | 22.15% | 18.15% | 23.49% | 25.97% | 31.78% |
| Pretax Profit Margin | 21.55% | 18.14% | 23.49% | 25.97% | 31.78% |
| Net Profit Margin | 17.16% | 14.22% | 18.42% | 20.55% | 25.67% |
| Continuous Operations Profit Margin | 17.16% | 14.22% | 18.42% | 20.55% | 25.67% |
| Net Income Per EBT | 79.65% | 78.39% | 78.43% | 79.10% | 80.76% |
| EBT Per EBIT | 97.27% | 99.95% | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Return on Assets (ROA) | 1.07% | 0.83% | 1.08% | 0.91% | 1.10% |
| Return on Equity (ROE) | 9.80% | 8.14% | 11.03% | 9.35% | 12.03% |
| Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) | 9.20% | 6.31% | 6.96% | 6.05% | 10.27% |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.97% | 4.86% | 5.38% | 4.65% | 8.05% |
| Return on Tangible Assets | 1.09% | 0.84% | 1.10% | 0.92% | 1.12% |
| Earnings Yield | 11.38% | 9.65% | 11.49% | 10.83% | 8.98% |
| Efficiency Ratios | |||||
| Receivables Turnover | 13.30 | 12.76 | 12.89 | 10.29 | 10.36 |
| Payables Turnover | 48.02 | 33.21 | 9.61 | 22.67 | 18.17 |
| Inventory Turnover | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Fixed Asset Turnover | 6.92 | 5.59 | 5.55 | 4.18 | 3.49 |
| Asset Turnover | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Working Capital Turnover Ratio | -0.08 | -0.09 | -0.10 | -0.08 | -0.07 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 19.85 | 17.61 | -9.65 | 19.37 | 15.13 |
| Days of Sales Outstanding | 27.45 | 28.60 | 28.32 | 35.47 | 35.22 |
| Days of Inventory Outstanding | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Days of Payables Outstanding | 7.60 | 10.99 | 37.97 | 16.10 | 20.09 |
| Operating Cycle | 27.45 | 28.60 | 28.32 | 35.47 | 35.22 |
| Cash Flow Ratios | |||||
| Operating Cash Flow Per Share | 3.12 | 2.34 | 3.69 | 3.07 | 2.75 |
| Free Cash Flow Per Share | 3.12 | 2.28 | 3.22 | 2.73 | 2.56 |
| Dividend Paid and CapEx Coverage Ratio | 4.13 | 2.81 | 3.11 | 3.49 | 4.21 |
| Capital Expenditure Coverage Ratio | 1395.20 | 39.31 | 7.94 | 8.94 | 14.21 |
| Operating Cash Flow Coverage Ratio | 0.17 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.12 | 0.30 |
| Operating Cash Flow to Sales Ratio | 0.18 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 11.92% | 8.87% | 13.07% | 12.33% | 9.04% |
| Valuation Ratios | |||||
| Price-to-Earnings (P/E) Ratio | 9.37 | 10.36 | 8.70 | 9.24 | 11.13 |
| Price-to-Sales (P/S) Ratio | 1.51 | 1.47 | 1.60 | 1.90 | 2.86 |
| Price-to-Book (P/B) Ratio | 0.86 | 0.84 | 0.96 | 0.86 | 1.34 |
| Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) Ratio | 8.39 | 11.28 | 7.65 | 8.11 | 11.06 |
| Price-to-Operating Cash Flow Ratio | 8.39 | 10.99 | 6.69 | 7.20 | 10.28 |
| Price-to-Earnings Growth (PEG) Ratio | 0.41 | -0.78 | 0.73 | -1.17 | 0.21 |
| Enterprise Value Multiple | 7.66 | 9.50 | 10.78 | 12.38 | 10.18 |
| Enterprise Value | 912.47M | 838.89M | 1.03B | 908.48M | 699.63M |
| EV to EBITDA | 7.66 | 9.50 | 10.78 | 12.38 | 10.18 |
| EV to Sales | 1.78 | 1.83 | 2.66 | 3.44 | 3.44 |
| EV to Free Cash Flow | 9.91 | 14.02 | 12.72 | 14.70 | 13.33 |
| EV to Operating Cash Flow | 9.91 | 13.66 | 11.11 | 13.06 | 12.40 |
| Tangible Book Value Per Share | 25.77 | 25.16 | 21.69 | 21.12 | 17.62 |
| Shareholders’ Equity Per Share | 30.36 | 30.45 | 25.69 | 25.65 | 21.14 |
| Tax and Other Ratios | |||||
| Effective Tax Rate | 0.20 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 0.21 | 0.19 |
| Revenue Per Share | 17.33 | 17.44 | 15.38 | 11.67 | 9.91 |
| Net Income Per Share | 2.97 | 2.48 | 2.83 | 2.40 | 2.54 |
| Tax Burden | 0.80 | 0.78 | 0.78 | 0.79 | 0.81 |
| Interest Burden | 0.97 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Research & Development to Revenue | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| SG&A to Revenue | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| Stock-Based Compensation to Revenue | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Income Quality | 1.05 | 0.94 | 1.30 | 1.28 | 1.08 |
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